Amusing Reader Comments on Credit Card Interest Rate Caps – Mish Talk

President Donald Trump proposes capping interest rates on credit cards. I made a comment earlier. Now, my readers also understand the point. The comments below and my replies are to my post President Trump proposes capping credit card interest rates, as do AOC and Bernie The competitive self-destruction of the Republican Party as we once […]
Dow advances to record high after inflation report; small caps outperform By Reuters – Investing.com

Written by Johan M. Cherian and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) – The blue-chip Dow rose to a new intraday high on Friday as a positive inflation report paves the way for the Federal Reserve to continue easing interest rates while focusing on strengthening the labor market. Small-cap stocks outperformed as the market opened. Consumer spending rose […]
Jon Rahm caps his first LIV Golf year with win, $18 million bonus

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Jon Rahm finished his first year in the LIV Golf League with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event on Sunday and capture the season points title with an $18 million bonus. Rahm missed two short birdie putts on the back nine, leaving Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia in the […]
Scottie Scheffler caps historic, Tiger Woods-like season with $25 million FedEx Cup victory

ATLANTA — When Tiger Woods birdied the 72nd hole at the 2008 U.S. Open to force a playoff against Rocco Mediate the next day, NBC Sports' Dan Hicks famously exclaimed, “You expect anything different?!” The same could be said about this week's Tour Championship, where world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler went all the way to […]
Scottie Scheffler caps monster year with $25 million FedEx Cupwin

ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler capped off golf's biggest year in nearly two decades by winning the game's biggest prize. Scheffler struggled at one point in the Tour Championship on Sunday, but fought back with three straight birdies to make his win look as certain as it had all year. He finished with a 4-under 67 […]
Travis Hunter caps off three-touchdown night with incredible grab

Travis Hunter made a strong impression in Colorado's season-opening win over North Dakota State on Thursday night. The Buffaloes wide receiver had three touchdown catches, including one in the fourth quarter that was described by the ESPN broadcast team as “miraculous, unbelievable, impossible catch.” Hunter finished the game with 132 yards on seven receptions, but […]
Kamala Harris caps DNC with acceptance speech big on vibes but light on policy

CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris vowed Thursday to unite Americans and chart a “new path forward” as she closed out a star-studded Democratic National Convention, but gave few indications of the policy agenda she would use to get there. Instead, Harris, 59, formally accepted her party’s presidential nomination in a speech that focused on […]
Kamala Harris Caps Off DNC Without Releasing Policy Platform

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, despite not releasing a policy platform since launching her campaign. Harris appeared at the headline event on the final day of the Democratic National Convention to accept the nomination that delegates voted to give her just weeks ago. Virtual roll callThe vice president mostly […]
Walz caps off emotional night: 5 takeaways from Day 3 of DNC

The third day of the Democratic National Convention fell short of the emotional high of the previous two days, but the party maintained momentum ahead of Vice President Harris’ big speech on Thursday. Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), was the center of attention Wednesday, with other notable guests including former President Clinton, […]
Sifan Hassan caps remarkable Olympics with gold in women’s marathon | Paris Olympic Games 2024

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands used her famous closing kick to win the gold medal in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Hassan battled Ethiopia’s Tigest Assefa before outlasting her in the final straight to cross the line in an Olympic record time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds. Hassan’s […]